Liu, Yutong vs Hill, Andy

Kidlington Chess Congress 2026: Open · Round 5 · 2026.01.30 · 1-0 · E94 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38.
PGN
[Event "Kidlington Chess Congress 2026: Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Liu, Yutong"]
[Black "Hill, Andy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[WhiteElo "1963"]
[WhiteFideId "8610487"]
[BlackElo "2012"]
[BlackFideId "499927"]
[ECO "E94"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]

1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:27] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:26] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:30:38] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:30:37] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:49] } 3... Bg7
{ [%clk 1:30:49] } 4. e4 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 4... d6 { [%clk 1:31:01] } 5. Nf3
{ [%clk 1:31:09] } 5... O-O { [%clk 1:31:10] } 6. Be2 { [%clk 1:31:22] } 6...
Nbd7 { [%clk 1:31:20] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:31:27] } 7... e5 { [%clk 1:31:27] } 8.
Be3 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 8... c6 { [%clk 1:31:06] } 9. d5 { [%clk 1:31:38] } 9...
c5 { [%clk 1:31:06] } 10. Bg5 { [%clk 1:31:12] } 10... h6 { [%clk 1:30:23] }
11. Bd2 { [%clk 1:31:25] } 11... Kh7 { [%clk 1:28:34] } 12. Qc2
{ [%clk 1:30:15] } 12... Ng8 { [%clk 1:23:27] } 13. g3 { [%clk 1:29:36] } 13...
Ndf6 { [%clk 1:18:15] } 14. Kg2 { [%clk 1:29:13] } 14... Ne8 { [%clk 1:17:22] }
15. Rae1 { [%clk 1:14:54] } 15... Kh8 { [%clk 1:12:25] } 16. h3
{ [%clk 1:03:49] } 16... f5 { [%clk 1:08:38] } 17. Nh4 { [%clk 1:01:37] } 17...
Qf6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best.[%clk 1:07:02] } 18. exf5 { [%clk  0:59:53] }
18... gxf5 { [%clk 1:07:06] } 19. Bh5 { [%clk 0:57:29] } 19... Ne7
{ [%clk 1:05:57] } 20. f4 { [%clk 0:57:08] } 20... Bd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kg8 was  best.[%clk 1:00:26] } 21. Nd1 { [%clk 0:52:44] } 21...
Rg8 { [%clk 0:56:24] } 22. Bc3 { [%clk 0:46:33] } 22... Qf8 { [%clk 0:53:35] }
23. fxe5 { [%clk 0:43:33] } 23... Bxe5 { [%clk 0:48:47] } 24. Rxe5
{ [%clk 0:30:43] } 24... dxe5 { [%clk  0:48:56] } 25. Bxe5+ { [%clk 0:30:55] }
25... Kh7 { [%clk 0:48:47] } 26. d6 { [%clk 0:29:59] } 26... Bc6+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rg5 was best.[%clk  0:40:17] } 27. Bf3 { [%clk 0:17:24] } 27...
Rd8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nxd6 was best.[%clk 0:34:31] } 28. Bxc6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. dxe7 was best.[%clk 0:15:07] } 28... Nxd6 { [%clk  0:30:25] } 29.
Bd5 { [%clk 0:11:57] } 29... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:26:11] } 30. cxd5
{ [%clk 0:11:37] } 30... Rg5 { [%clk 0:20:16] } 31. Ne3 { [%clk 0:10:35] }
31... Qe7 { [%clk 0:14:41] } 32. Bf4 { [%clk 0:09:15] } 32... Ne4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qe4+ was best.[%clk 0:07:44] } 33. Nhxf5 { [%clk 0:07:51] } 33...
Qe8 { [%clk 0:07:34] } 34. Bxg5 { [%clk 0:07:18] } 34... hxg5
{ [%clk 0:07:43] } 35. Ng4 { [%clk 0:06:38] } 35... Kg6 { [%clk 0:07:17] } 36.
Nfe3 { [%clk 0:06:23] } 36... Qe7 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best.[%clk 0:05:09] } 37. Rf6+
{ [%clk  0:06:14] } 37... Kh7 { [%clk 0:04:33] } 38. Re6 { [%clk 0:05:48] } 1-0